Obi-Wan Show Fulfills George Lucas' Final Coruscant Dream
The upcoming Disney+ original series Obi-Wan Kenobi can finally fulfill George Lucas' dreams for Star Wars Underworld. Back in 2005, George Lucas announced his intention of making the first of its kind live-action Star Wars television series, entitled Star Wars Underworld. Scripts were commissioned, but the production sadly proved too expensive, and after several years it was finally shelved.
Leaked test footage from Star Wars Underworld revealed it would have been the spiritual successor to the prequel trilogy. Set during the Dark Times of the Empire's reign, it would explore the lower levels of Coruscant, noted for its poverty and lawlessness. There's some evidence suggesting Quinlan Vos—a Jedi Lucas had intended to appear in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith—would also have appeared, presumably hiding from Darth Vader and hunted by the Empire.
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Lucasfilm's recently-released trailer for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show features some strikingly similar concepts. While it won't be based on Coruscant's lower levels, it does feature a new world called Daiyu, and it seems to be a similar crime-ridden, seedy location. Daiyu "sort of has a Hong Kong feel to it," writer Joby Harold explained to Entertainment Weekly. «It's got a graffiti-ridden nightlife, and is kind of edgy. It's just got a different lane and a different feeling.» The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer suggests the Jedi Master is flushed out of hiding on Tatooine and is forced to head to Daiyu, either in an attempt to shake off the Inquisitors or to hatch a plan convincing them that he's been killed. It all sounds very similar to what's known of the Quinlan Vos arc in Star Wars Underworld.
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